Parallel Verses New International Version then you are to say, 'They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.'" King James Bible Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. Darby Bible Translation -- then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us. World English Bible Then you shall say, 'They are your servant, Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.'" Young's Literal Translation then thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, he also is behind us.' Genesis 32:18 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleTen bulls - The Syriac and Vulgate have twenty; but ten is a sufficient proportion to the forty kine. By all this we see that Jacob was led to make restitution for the injury he had done to his brother. Restitution for injuries done to man is essentially requisite if in our power. He who can and will not make restitution for the wrongs he has done, can have no claim even on the mercy of God. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge See on ver. Library Mahanaim: the Two CampsAnd Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim' (i.e. Two camps).--GENESIS xxxii. 1, 2. This vision came at a crisis in Jacob's life. He has just left the house of Laban, his father-in-law, where he had lived for many years, and in company with a long caravan, consisting of wives, children, servants, and all his wealth turned into cattle, is journeying back again to Palestine. His road … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Of the Name of God The Angel of the Lord in the Pentateuch, and the Book of Joshua. Meditations for the Morning. Cross References Genesis 32:17 He instructed the one in the lead: "When my brother Esau meets you and asks, 'Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?' Genesis 32:19 He also instructed the second, the third and all the others who followed the herds: "You are to say the same thing to Esau when you meet him. Jump to Previous Belong Esau Gift Jacob Jacob's Moreover Offering Present Servant TheyJump to Next Belong Esau Gift Jacob Jacob's Moreover Offering Present Servant TheyLinks Genesis 32:18 NIVGenesis 32:18 NLT Genesis 32:18 ESV Genesis 32:18 NASB Genesis 32:18 KJV Genesis 32:18 Bible Apps Genesis 32:18 Biblia Paralela Genesis 32:18 Chinese Bible Genesis 32:18 French Bible Genesis 32:18 German Bible Genesis 32:18 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |